Example sentences of "would [be] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since this is contrary to his teaching concerning the convertibility of means and ends , it is hardly likely that he would be unconcerned with the kind of religion a person might profess to follow . |
| 2 | That one would be thankful of the fact that Christ has spoke and talked about life . |
| 3 | Benny Alexander , the PAC 's secretary-general , claimed that the government 's action was motivated by a desire to force his organisation out of the negotiations and so smooth the way for an agreement that would be amenable to the ‘ white settler regime ’ . |
| 4 | The journey was so organized that on their way they passed through several German states , clearly hoping to find indications of pro-French feeling on the part of the South German sovereigns , who , it was thought , would be alarmed by the seemingly inexorable rise of Prussia . |
| 5 | If I was a Tory tactician I would be alarmed by the fertility of the IPPR 's work . |
| 6 | While there , he was able to forget the ritual of Monday morning when , in the darkness of winter or the bright light of summer 's early dawns , Celtic Crescent and the streets of Jewtown would be clamorous with the noise of horses being led from nearby stables and harnessed to carts , of men shouting instructions and calling to each other in Yiddish and English as they struggled under the weight of trunks and knapsacks stuffed to overflowing with clothes , fancy goods , kitchen articles , holy pictures , enlargements of family photographs — anything that might be suitable for selling from door to door on a weekly-payment basis . |
| 7 | Each of those policies would be deadly to the future of British industry , British jobs and British companies . |
| 8 | The location and other characteristics of the schools associated with the project suggested that the sample of low attainers drawn from them would be representative of the lowest 40 per cent of attainers nationally . |
| 9 | The Act continues : ‘ Where a children 's hearing are satisfied in a case concerned with an offence mentioned in the Criminal Procedure ( Scotland ) Act of 1975 , that the attendance of a child is not necessary for the just hearing of that case , or in any case where they are satisfied that it would be detrimental to the interest of the child to be present at the hearing of his case , the case in whole or in part , may be considered in the absence of the child . ’ |
| 10 | A resolution from Biggleswade , that the transference of the functions of the Board of Guardians to the County Councils would be detrimental to the poor and to the ratepayers , was strongly supported , as was another from elsewhere ; the newly elected government was to be asked to postpone the operation of the Local Government Act of 1929 . |
| 11 | The development would be detrimental to the area for several reasons : |
| 12 | The first paragraph of the letters to each of the parents showed that the school was over-subscribed and that to admit their daughters would be detrimental to the provision of efficient education : therefore the case fell within section 6(3) ( a ) of the Act of 1980 . |
| 13 | That , having regard to the limited area of the site and the relationship to existing residential properties , the proposed development of nine houses would be a cramped development of the site which would be detrimental to the amenities of those surrounding residential properties . |
| 14 | That , having regard to the limited area of the site and the relationship to existing residential properties , the proposed development of nine houses would be a cramped development of the site which would be detrimental to the amenities of those surrounding residential properties . |
| 15 | it would involve the loss of a number of trees and this would be detrimental to the character of this part of the village . |
| 16 | The Eton Urban District Council granted permission ( under delegated powers ) , but after a petition , mainly from local shopkeepers , decided to seek a revocation order on the ground that ‘ the existence of a fish and chip restaurant in the High Street would be detrimental to the amenities , would cause nuisance , offence and annoyance to occupiers of properties in the vicinity and to users of the public highway , and would adversely affect the general appearance of the High Street ’ . |
| 17 | So , as you can imagine , I would be loath to do anything to finance a venture that would be detrimental to the town or the community . ’ |
| 18 | I would say that the private sector would be decisive in the long term . |
| 19 | … it is not difficult to imagine a case where it would be essential for employers embarking for example on a new technical process to invite existing employees to agree to some reasonable restriction on their use of the knowledge they acquire of the new technique ; and where it would be essential for the employer to terminate , by due notice , the services of an employee who was unwilling to accept such a restriction . |
| 20 | The chip , for cost efficiencies , would come off the same line as the RS/6000 chips but the silicon would be impressed with the 390 instruction set . |
| 21 | The strange thing was that she knew it was Ernest 's bell , the bell she had tactfully told him would be unsuitable for the kind of school he had in mind . |
| 22 | The placid and sensible character of the beginner 's cob would be unsuitable for the racecourse , for example . |
| 23 | Roger Frey , de Gaulle 's Minister of Information in January 1959 , argued : ‘ broadcasting is a means of communication between the state and public opinion ; it would be absurd for the government to give it to those who , via the press or otherwise , seek merely to criticize its actions ’ . |
| 24 | The court will read the words of a contract by understanding the words used in their ordinary meaning , except where that would be absurd in the context . |
| 25 | Thank you all very much indeed and thank you particularly for making an effort to come and join us at the A G M , apart from the fact that it would be tedious in the extreme to look at an empty room , I do understand |
| 26 | The difficulty with this is that it is not obvious how the extra baryon concentration would come about — cooling would be unimportant in the outer parts of clusters , so the gas would not naturally sink inwards as in a so-called cooling flow . |
| 27 | The Home Office may think it necessary on security grounds to make regular changes , perhaps believing that it would be undesirable for the routines of governors to be known to the general public . |
| 28 | Obviously it is impracticable for the average hobbyist , however enthusiastic , to rear several thousand fry , and in any case this would be undesirable from the quality point of view . |
| 29 | Employees and employers were to decide their own bargaining mechanisms in the form of individual or collective contracts , which could prohibit strikes and lockouts , and would be enforceable in the courts . |
| 30 | Jake , she had sensed , would be capable of the same . |